originality

Jul
15/
11

Week 1 highlights with Google+

by Michael Buckingham
Week 1 highlights with Google+

Congratulations Google, you finally have a winner. While Buzz and Wave were major flops, Google Plus is a winner. Facebook killer? No…it’s more than that. Twitter killer? Not so much even in that arena. Here are my highlights and why G+ will take a very dominant role in the online arena. Making social, personal I [...]

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Jun
16/
10

Nothing new?

by Michael Buckingham
Nothing new?

Whenever we talk about originality, don’t just copy, stop basing every sermon on a tv show, etc. we’ve all heard the quick retort of What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 It’s been talked about in the lab, Phil [...]

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Aug
25/
09

Lego of my business card!

by Michael Buckingham
Lego of my business card!

Sometimes people ask if you weren’t doing this what would you like to do. I normally would answer acting, I just think it would be a kick to play the part of different people, personalities and all that good stuff. I think it would be fun. Then I saw these business cards. I bet working [...]

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Aug
08/
09

Thinking outside the toilet

by Michael Buckingham
Schizophrenia awareness: "Schizophrenia can be treated. Seek help."

This post in the Church Marketing Lab reminded me of some very creative advertising located where else…the bathroom. A great example of looking at things from a different perspective. Who ever thought that you could use a urinal to sell a mini cooper or raise awareness with toilet paper? These ideas work not because they [...]

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Oct
19/
08

Periodic Table of Branding

by Michael Buckingham
Periodic Table of Branding

Ahhh, the science of branding and marketing…and they think we just make this stuff up! Built by Kolbrener, a lead generation agency

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Oct
03/
08

Who said bus stops are boring?

by Michael Buckingham
Who said bus stops are boring?

What happens when a creative director has to take the bus? Some crazy creative bus stops. Take a look around your church, look for that boring info area, sitting area, dark corner…what can you do to make it enjoyable and interactive, something worth talking about? Check out the rest here.

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Sep
25/
08

Here’s to the crazy ones

by Michael Buckingham

I have to be honest, I immediately thought of my friend Mark when I first saw this…or as you probably know him Hardly Normal. He’s crazy and he knows it…and because of that I really believe he will help change the world he lives in. Here’s a video that should remind all of us – [...]

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Sep
05/
08

Graffiti snails on the loose

by Michael Buckingham
Graffiti snails on the loose

Proof that art comes in all sizes courtesy of a London artist known only as Slinkachu. Check out inner city snail for more pictures.

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Jul
31/
08

Change We Can Believe In

by Michael Buckingham
Change We Can Believe In

Granger is running a new series with the title “Change We Can Believe In” and it’s spurred an interesting post in the Church Marketing Lab. As most of you know, I’m a pretty big fan of originality and don’t put a lot of credit in a copycat of the latest TV show, or in this [...]

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Jul
24/
08

Though shall not covet thy neighboring church

by Michael Buckingham

I wrote a reply to a great post at Phil’s blog and realized I needed to share it here as well. In the city I live we once had a great restaurant downtown that was known for great food and the perfect setting. They were always the most expensive and always full. Then a new [...]

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